Early polling opens in Port Douglas

Federal Election

Byron Filmer

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People First’s Alana Gregory and One Nation’s Melinda Laidlaw at the Early Polling Centre in Port Douglas earlier today. Picture: Byron Filmer

Early polling began today in the Douglas Shire as we close in on Federal Election day this Saturday, May 3. 

Voting opened at Port Douglas Community Centre on Mowbray Street, allowing residents and visitors to cast their votes early.

Early Voting will be open from Monday to Friday from 8:30am-5:30pm. Voting on Saturday the 3rd of may will be held from 8am to 6pm.

This is the only early polling centre in the Douglas Shire.

 

Other locations where people can vote early throughout the Federal Seat of Leichhardt are:

Mareeba RSL Sub Branch, 189-193 Walsh Street, Mareeba; Cooktown Event Centre, 3 May Street, Cooktown; Anglican Parish Hall, 124 Douglas Street, Thursday Island, and; Weipa Storm Surge Shelter, 1 Hibberd Drive, Rocky Point.


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